Series synopsis
Captain of Destiny, also known as 張保仔 is a action & adventure television series that premiered on TVB Jade on September 21, 2015. It ended on November 3, 2015. It was created by Leung Choi Yuen. It stars Grace Wong, Tony Hung, Ruco Chan and Cilla Kung.
During a high-speed motorboat chase with a criminal, Cheung Chau police officer Wong Tai-mui gets herself trapped in a waterspout, accidentally opening a time portal. She travels back 200 years to 19th century Hong Kong, a time when the island was under Qing rule. Using her knowledge of the future, which she keeps in an e-book, she saves a family of pirates from a deadly naval battle against the Qing naval fleet led by Prince Man-ho, the eleventh son of the Jiaqing Emperor. Puzzled by her myster ...
Premise
During a high-speed motorboat chase with a criminal, Cheung Chau police officer Wong Tai-mui gets herself trapped in a waterspout, accidentally opening a time portal. She travels back 200 years to 19th century Hong Kong, a time when the island was under Qing rule. Using her knowledge of the future, which she keeps in an e-book, she saves a family of pirates from a deadly naval battle against the Qing naval fleet led by Prince Man-ho, the eleventh son of the Jiaqing Emperor. Puzzled by her mysterious origins, the family remains wary of Tai-mui and is hesitant in trusting her. Meanwhile, at the royal court, Prince Man-ho becomes jaded from politics and family feud and decides to let go of his ambition for the crown.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Grace Wong as Wong Tai-mui
- Tony Hung as Cheung Po Tsai
- Ruco Chan as Prince Man-ho
- Cilla Kung as Wong Wing-yu
- Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei as Shek Giu
- Law Lok-Lam as Cheng Yat
- Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong as Suen Sau-choi
- Elaine Yiu as Imperial Consort Yim
Supporting cast
- Jin Gang as Lau Sing
- Elliot Ngok Wah as Lai Gung-gung
- Susan Tse Suet-Sum as Imperial Consort Shun
- Lau Kong as Jiaqing Emperor
- Kelly Fu as Ha-sim
- Océane Zhu as Wu So Na
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 32 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 32 | September 21, 2015 | November 3, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Knowing that the ferocious mobsters kidnapped IT mogul YANG TAOGUO, quick-witted police officer WONG TAI-MUI immediately calls headquarters for backup. While the police are opening fire on the kidnappers, TAI-MUI risks her own life to give pursuit, during which a canopy collapses, hitting and injuring a passer-by and his dog. On impulse, TAI-MUI expresses radical criticism in a media interview, and she ends up being relocated to a station in Cheung Chau shortly after she gets promoted to Sergeant. Going to the hospital to visit the injured passer-by, BOWIE, TAI-MUI promises to look after his dog. Later on, she bumps into BOWIE again when she brings the dog back to her ancestral house in Cheung Chau, and she even recommends him to go sketching at CHEUNG PO-TSAI Cave.… ... |
September 21, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Knowing that TAI-MUI thinks CHEUNG PO-TSAI is merely a fictional character, KIM-FUNG leads her to the store room of the police station, briefing her about the history and background with regard to CHEUNG PO-TSAI, plus WONG’s Genealogy, which is then downloaded by TAI-MUI to her tablet computer. CHING SUM, from the VIP Protection Unit, is dispatched to Cheung Chau to conduct a site survey for his upcoming mission, so KIM-FUNG assigns TAI-MUI to assist him, and it turns out that they were a couple. On their inspection tour, CHING SUM and TAI-MUI run into BOWIE, from whose sketches CHING SUM out of the blue sees TAI-MUI's portrait, so CHING SUM misconstrues that the two are carrying on with each other. By chance, BOWIE overhears the conversation between FU MA and CHING SUM, learning that FU MA uncovered CHING SUM had an affair in Mainland China and had been cheating on TAI-MUI.… ... |
September 22, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Seeing that the guest for a large-scale outdoor event is YANG TAOGUO, TAI-MUI is of the opinion that the "Bandit King" is definitely going to show up in Cheung Chau, given the fact that they were engaged in fire during the rescue operation in Kwun Tong. Later on, TAI-MUI runs into a veterinarian who gave her dog a check-up, and she cannot help getting suspicious of BOWIE after talking with the veterinarian. Upon TAOGUO's arrival at Cheung Chau by his private yacht, an abrupt climate change results in another unexplained, paranormal phenomenon. Assembling their subordinates, CHING SUM and KIM-FUNG are getting ready to confront the criminals head-on, simultaneously, the "Bandit King" is also leading his armed forces to launch an attack.… ... |
September 23, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 21, 2015 |
| Last aired | November 3, 2015 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |